Noted for her "absolute perfection .. refined style...and a ravishing sonority" this remarkable flutist has held the position of principal flute with the New York Philharmonic for 15 years. She also continues to pursue a career as concert soloist, chamber player, recording artist, author, and teacher. At the age of 14, she made her professional debut with the Minnesota Orchestra. Baxtresser attended the Juilliard School of Music in New York,Read more where she studied with Julius Baker and graduated with honors. Thereafter, she was hired as principal flutist for the Montreal Symphony, and then went on to serve as solo flutist with the Toronto Symphony. At the invitation of director Zubin Mehta, she joined the New York Philharmonic. Baxtresser has performed more than 50 times as a soloist with that orchestra. She has served on the faculties of the Juilliard School of Music and the Manhattan School of Music. She is the Vira I. Heinz professor of flute at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh and is a faculty member of the New England Conservatory in Boston. Baxtresser also conducts master classes worldwide. As an author, Baxtresser has published Orchestral Excerpts for Flute with Piano Accompaniment, Duet From Lakmé for two flutes and piano, and The Greatest Flute Duos From the Orchestral Literature. Her instructive recorded album Orchestral Excerpts for Flute contains a valuable spoken commentary. Read less
Label: Emi Classics
Catalog: 44290
Release Date: 07/03/2012
Number of Discs: 20
Composer:
John Philip Sousa,
Scott Joplin,
Ferde Grofé,
George Gershwin
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Performer:
Joshua Rifkin,
Ralph Grierson,
Richard Rodney Bennett,
Barry Tuckwell
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Conductor:
Timothy Foley,
George Sponhaltz,
Felix Slatkin,
Ferde Grofé
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Orchestra/Ensemble:
Great American Main Street Band,
Southland Stingers,
Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra
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Label: Warner Classics
Catalog: 87286
Release Date: 02/23/2010
Number of Discs: 2
Composer:
Samuel Barber
Performer:
Thomas Allen,
Roger Vignoles,
Judith LeClair,
Joseph Robinson
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Conductor:
Leonard Slatkin,
Michael Tilson Thomas,
Simon Rattle
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Endellion String Quartet,
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra,
London Symphony Orchestra
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Label: Cala Records
Catalog: 544
Release Date: 01/30/2007
Number of Discs: 1
Composer:
François Devienne,
Madeleine Dring,
Philippe Gaubert,
Samuel Barber
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Performer:
Jeanne Baxtresser,
Cynthia Phelps,
Joseph Robinson,
Pedja Muzijevic
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Label: Emi Classics
Catalog: 86561
Release Date: 05/24/2005
Number of Discs: 2
Composer:
Samuel Barber
Performer:
Israela Margalit,
Jeanne Baxtresser,
Joseph Robinson,
Stanley Drucker
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Conductor:
Leonard Slatkin
Orchestra/Ensemble:
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
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Label: Cala Records
Catalog: 512
Release Date: 03/11/1997
Number of Discs: 1
Composer:
Walter Gieseking,
Frank Martin,
Otar Taktakishvili,
Philippe Gaubert
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Performer:
Jeanne Baxtresser,
Pedja Muzijevic,
Alan Stepansky,
Sarah Bullen